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Utah jobless rate down to 5.2 percent in October

Last updated Friday, November 16, 2012 - 12:23pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s unemployment rate is down to 5.2 percent after state officials report a seasonally adjusted 8,700 jobs added between September and October.

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Utah unemployment rate drops to 5.4 percent

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 5:08pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials say the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent for the month of September.

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Networking is a career-long endeavor

Ron Campbell Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 5, 2012 - 6:48pm

For those currently employed, it may be a good time to review your job search skills and polish up your networking by nurturing current professional relationships, reigniting old ones and expanding your network with new professional contacts. If you wait until you are unemployed to start your networking, you will have waited too long.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Carter Machinery in Abingdon, Va., Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney camp's debate high becomes downer after jobs report

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, October 5, 2012 - 5:10pm

ABINGDON, Va. — The cheering stopped on Mitt Romney’s campaign plane Friday morning.

The day before, aides had whistled and clapped when the Denver control tower commended the Republican presidential nominee’s debate performance. It was a rare moment of exuberance for a campaign that had fallen behind President Barack Obama in a number of polls.

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Utah unemployment rate drops below 6%

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 21, 2012 - 11:29am

SALT LAKE CITY — State officials say Utah’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent in August, still below the national rate of 8.1 percent.

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Utah unemployment steady at 6 percent in July

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, August 17, 2012 - 9:37am

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s unemployment rate is holding steady at 6 percent for a fourth straight month.

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Utah jobless rate unchanged at 6 percent in June

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, July 20, 2012 - 2:02pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s unemployment rate is holding steady at 6 percent for a third straight month.

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WSU, USU students protest upcoming increase in student loan interest rates

Amy K. Stewart Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, June 9, 2012 - 7:55am

SALT LAKE CITY — Hoping to thwart a potential increase in student loan interest rates, students at Weber State University and Utah State University are calling their congressmen, as well as signing protest letters and petitions.

If Congress takes no action, interest rates for subsidized student loans are set to rise from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Tim Jackson helps Brenda Holston get vouchers to pay for food and utilities during a poverty simulation exercise hosted by the United Way at Swanson Tactical Training Center in Ogden on Monday.

Local social workers simulate a life of poverty

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, June 4, 2012 - 9:52pm

OGDEN — Raquel Lee is a hard worker who enjoys her job as assistant director at Your Community Connection.

But Monday afternoon, she found herself in a simulated unemployed situation as a member of a family that had more expenses than income.

Quickly, she did whatever it took to get herself a job and make up that difference.

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Jobless numbers good news for Romney

Nia-Malika Henderson The Washington Post

Last updated Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 9:04am

LOS ANGELES - After a generally good campaign week, Friday was supposed to be a light and easy day for Mitt Romney. All of that changed pretty quickly on Friday morning when the surprisingly bad unemployment numbers provided him an opportunity he has not had all year.

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Utah jobless rate slightly up at 5.8 percent

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 20, 2012 - 12:21pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's unemployment rate has ticked up to 5.8 percent in March, a slight increase from February's 5.7 percent jobless rate.

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States offered jobless test plan

Jim Kuhnhenn The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 9:08pm

States offered jobless test plan

By JIM KUHNHENN

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is looking for states that will experiment with unemployment insurance programs by letting people test a job while still receiving benefits.

The plan is a key feature of a payroll tax cut package that President Barack Obama negotiated with congressional Republicans in February.

The Labor Department recently opened the application process for 10 model projects across the country.

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Economist: Utah has more jobs

Angela Hunter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 11:58pm

WEST POINT -- Jobs, consumer confidence and gas prices will have the greatest impact on the economic future, says Dr. Kelly Matthews, emeritus economist for Wells Fargo.

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Pat Wheeler, of Weber State University’s Goddard School of Business & Economics, offers advice Monday on what questions to expect during an interview, how to write a resume and cover letter, how to follow up and how to network. (NANCY VAN VALKENBURG/Standard-Examiner)

Expert from WSU shares how to land a job in today's economy

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 9:40pm

ROY — Before you face a job interviewer, face yourself in the mirror.

That’s the advice of Pat Wheeler, who coordinates Weber State University’s Goddard School of Business & Economics.

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10 questions to expect during job interviews

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 9:17pm

Following is a list of questions job applicants may be asked. Pat Wheeler, of the Weber State University Goddard School of Business & Economics, suggests preparing brief, to-the-point answers to each question before a job interview. She also suggests interviewees dress professionally and send a prompt thank-you note after the interview.

Click here to learn more about Wheeler and her advice.

Wheeler's 10 job interview questions: